I could not find a thread for this film so I'll just start one. I just got this on dvd the other day. I remember seeing this in the theatre when it came out in 1977, but I could only remember a few images from this film. Watched it this mourning, not a bad film.
"The world is devastated by a nuclear holocaust, causing the Earth to tilt on it's axis and bringing vast meterological chaos. As the weather stabilizes, mutant insects start to emerge, preying on survivors. Luckily, the remaining crew at a U.S. Air Force bomb shelter in the Mojave Desert picks up radio sigals coming from Albany. The crews commander, Major Eugene Denten (George Peppard), unveils two armored vehicles he has constructed and announces a plan to cross "Damnation Alley", the 100 mile wide strip between areas of radiation hazard, to join the other survivors. They set off, taking on two civilians, a novice singer (Dominique Sanda) they find in the ruins of Las Vegas and a wild teenager(Jackie Earle Haley), along the way. The journey is also beset by giant mutated cockroaches, storms and crazed survivalists, making for some hair-raising encounters in this post-apocalyptic thriller." Also stars Jan-michael Vincent.
The dvd comes with three featurettes, and a commentary with Paul Maslansky.
"The world is devastated by a nuclear holocaust, causing the Earth to tilt on it's axis and bringing vast meterological chaos. As the weather stabilizes, mutant insects start to emerge, preying on survivors. Luckily, the remaining crew at a U.S. Air Force bomb shelter in the Mojave Desert picks up radio sigals coming from Albany. The crews commander, Major Eugene Denten (George Peppard), unveils two armored vehicles he has constructed and announces a plan to cross "Damnation Alley", the 100 mile wide strip between areas of radiation hazard, to join the other survivors. They set off, taking on two civilians, a novice singer (Dominique Sanda) they find in the ruins of Las Vegas and a wild teenager(Jackie Earle Haley), along the way. The journey is also beset by giant mutated cockroaches, storms and crazed survivalists, making for some hair-raising encounters in this post-apocalyptic thriller." Also stars Jan-michael Vincent.
The dvd comes with three featurettes, and a commentary with Paul Maslansky.
